Re: indigestion problems

[Guest guest]

Hi, Nil.

It sounds as though your digestive system is not functioning very

well. I would guess that the problems that I discussed in message

#69882 may apply to your case. I suggest trying the baking soda

test that I described there first, to see what your stomach acid

situation is. If you have very low stomach acid, your pancreas and

liver will not be stimulated to secrete digestive enzymes and bile,

respectively, when the food enters the duodenum. The acid is what

gives the signal. If these are not secreted, the food will not be

digested, and your body will not be able to absorb the nutrients it

needs from them.

Rich

> Hi all,

> I had some indigestion problems of fats,proteins and extreme

constipation for the last 7 or 8 months and i am struggling with

them. Lately I noticed something different. I eat hazel nuts from

time to time and I noticed that hazel nuts are all in my stool as I

have crunched them in my mouth.Not digested at all. Does anybody

have any idea on what that means?

>

> Thanks..

>

> Nil

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Nil.

Yes, I mean sodium bicarbonate. I think it would be better if you

put the crystals between a couple of pieces of wood or plastic, or

maybe even paper, and crushed them to a powder. The size of the

particles will affect how rapidly the sodium bicarbonate can react

with stomach acid, and that will affect the timing of the burping,

so I think this will matter.

One quarter U.S. teaspoon will nearly fill two size 0 capsules.

Rich

> Hi Rich,

>

> Sorry I forgot to tell you. I had started using 2 capsules per day

of betaine hcl 2 days ago.Thanks for saying that HCL initiates

pancreatic enzymes and bile. Did not know that.

>

> About baking soda

> Is it sodium bicarbonate?I have sodium bicarbonate at home in

crystal form.It is not like finely powdered baking soda. I wonder if

I can use it.

> Also our tea spoons are much smaller than yours and I have trouble

to determine how much 1/4 teaspoon is. Could you tell me how many 0

size capsules will be filled by 1/4 teaspoon approximately.

> Thanks..

> Nil

[Guest guest]

Hi Nil,

How about doing a colon hydrotherapy for the consipation?I dont know

if it is available in Turkey.

Or

how about doing a enema with the fleet enema kit(it is available in

USA- not sure what it is called in Turkey)

You dont have to respond to this email as I know how limited energy

you have.

take care,

Gayathri.

>> It was as if I my intestinal muscles were so weak that they were

>>>not being able to push the material.

[Guest guest]

Hi, Nil,

I'm very sorry about what you're going through. I have no problem

talking about the gut and all its wonderful functions. Remember, I

had rectal cancer, and I had lots of adventures in that department

over a long time period! I wish I could tell you what is causing

your current pain, but I can't. The gall bladder does sound like a

possibility if it is in that area. I understand your reluctance to

go to the hospital, but it would probably be a good idea to at least

have a doctor diagnose what is causing this pain if it doesn't go

away soon.

Concerning the stomach, yes, it normally grinds food particles down

until they are less than 2 millimeters in size, before letting them

pass into the duodenum. If it is unable to grind a particularly

hard particle to be smaller than this, it retains it until about 2

hours after the meal, and then lets it go on into the duodenum.

Concerning the control of the digestive system, it is partly

controlled by its own self-contained enteric nervous system, and

partly by the autonomic nervous system from the brain stem. The

parasympathetic arm of the autonomic nervous system operates on the

digestive system via the vagus nerve. The sympathetic arm operates

on the digestive system via nerves from the spine.

There is also some hormonal interaction between the brain and the

digestive system, and some immune system interaction via the mast

cells.

It's hard to say what is causing your motility problems. I don't

know whether you take any opioid drugs. They will slow the motility

of the gut. Low thyroid will also do it.

I think it would be best if you could see a gastroenterologist. In

the U.S., they will usually first try to determine if there is a

structural problem, that is a mechanical obstruction of your gut,

such as due to cancer or some other blockage, using things like

barium enema or colonoscopy. If this is O.K., then they will have

you drink a dye that shows up on X-ray and see how fast it moves

through the digestive system by taking sequential X rays. If that

comes out normal, they will diagnose functional bowel disease. If

it is slow, they will explore further to find out why. One test

they might run is a balloon expulsion test, in which they insert a

catheter into the rectum, fill it with water, and ask you to expel

it to see if you can. This sounds like a lot to go through, but it

really is important to get your digestive system moving again, so I

hope you will go and get checked out if it doesn't improve soon.

Rich

> > Hi all,

> > I had some indigestion problems of fats,proteins and extreme

> constipation for the last 7 or 8 months and i am struggling with

> them. Lately I noticed something different. I eat hazel nuts

from

> time to time and I noticed that hazel nuts are all in my stool

as I

> have crunched them in my mouth.Not digested at all. Does anybody

> have any idea on what that means?

> >

> > Thanks..

> >

> > Nil

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Nil and Rich and All,

Thank goodness for Rich's knowledge here. My comments here are just

to add to the " mix " to brainstorm a bit. Nil, has your Alkaline

Phosphatase test been elevated? If so, you might benefit from

reading this information:

http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00036740.html

A friend in another state has been " partnering " with me in studying

and understanding more about The Detoxx System protocols (

Kane, et al). These protocols especially benefit detoxification of

the liver and gallbladder. My friend has been ill for over 20 years

and has had severe debilitations. I, too, have a liver that

apparently cannot detox as it is designed to do. I just received

the following e-mail from her and am impressed with the results of

her Alkaline Phosphatase test after using two potent protocols of

the oral Detoxx System. (I've copied information about this test

and what high and low results mean to us, to help us better

understand its importance. See link above.) This does not help

your immediate problem, but will give you something to think about.

I purchased The Detoxx Book Physicians Guide which gives detailed

guidelines for both IV and oral protocols.

She wrote:

I have been faithfully taking the phoschol and butyrex. 4 a day on

phoschol and 4 a day on butyrex..The lastest on June 25..in normal

range from 3x the norm in April! I was ecstatic as I did not use a

lot of anything else to see how this worked! ...

I was really happy about this. I was happy one thing resolved! [end

of e-mail]

Nil, have you been using a lot of fiber? If so, sometimes, it seems

to hide out and make it difficult sometimes to have bms, instead of

being helpful. Be sure to drink tons of pure water, and use those

enemas if nothing is happening. Hopefully, you don't have a

blockage of some type. This happened to me about a year or so ago

(and I normally don't have these type problems). However, I had

been on Cholestryamine (per physician) for 5 days, and was watching

things carefully I thought, when I developed a gosh awful

inflammatory pain cascade. It took at least two coffee enemas to

move anything, but when it finally did, I got relief that was

unbelievable -- like I died and went to heaven.

Prayers are being sent your way. Hope you resolve this soon. I

vote with Rich on your getting at least a workup on what actually is

going on. Then someone will know you and your problem -- even if

you decide to do the flushes or whatever and delay any drastic

procedures.

bg

> > Hi all,

> > I had some indigestion problems of fats,proteins and extreme

> constipation for the last 7 or 8 months and i am struggling with

> them. Lately I noticed something different. I eat hazel nuts from

> time to time and I noticed that hazel nuts are all in my stool as

I

> have crunched them in my mouth.Not digested at all. Does anybody

> have any idea on what that means?

> >

> > Thanks..

> >

> > Nil

> >

> >

> >